Automatic hose attachment and cabinet therefor



June 19, 1951 F. J. LEE 2,557,385

AUTOMATIC HOSE ATTACHMENT AND CABINET THEREF'OR Filed May l2, 1945 Patented June 19, 1951 OFFICE AUTOMATIC HOSE ATTACHMENT AND CABINET THEREFOR Floyd J. Lee, Pasadena, Calif., assignor to Fog Angeles, Calif., a copart- Nozzle Company, Los

nership Application May 12, 1945, Serial No. 593,448

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a fire righting apparatus and refers particularly to a re lighting apparatus which includes a hose and nozzle mounted in a cabinet and connected to a source of water supply through a valve arranged so that by simply removing the nozzle from its position in the cabinet, the water is automatically turned into the hose, which is so mounted that it will play out from the cabinet without kinking.

One object of the present invention is to provide a fire fighting apparatus which includes a revolvable cabinet, which cabinet is adapted for housing a re hose in such a manner as to prevent kinking of the hose while permitting the hose to be withdrawn from the cabinet quickly.

and efliciently in case of an emergency.

Another object of the invention is to provide a iire lighting apparatus which includes a cabinet housing a hose and nozzle with a water supply connected to the hose so arranged that the cabinet can be swung into any direction and the hose removed in that direction.

A further objection of the present invention is to provide such a lire lighting apparatus with a valve and valve actuating means which is responsive to the removal of the nozzle from a cabinet for turning on the water supply automatically.

The fire lighting apparatus of the present invention vincludes a revolvable cabinet which revolves upon a water supply line leading into the cabinet. The invention also inclu-:les means within the cabinet for so supporting a hose connected to the water supply line as to prevent said hose from kinking either in storage or in the act of removal of the hose. The apparatus also includes a valve which normally shuts oiic the water supply from the hose, but which is constructed and supplied with control means so that the valve is automatically turned on whenever the nozzle is removed from the cabinet. By means of the ire iighting apparatus of the present invention, one may therefore merely remove the nozzle from the cabinet in any desired direction and play out the hose, the water being automatically turned on, with the result that the apparatus is in instant readiness for use in case of emergency.

The re lighting apparatus of the present invention, together with various further objects and advantages of the invention, will be fully understood from the following description of the preferred example of the invention. The description is given in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

- Figure 1 shows a perspective view.

2 Figure 2 is a side view, partially in vertical section, on the line 2--2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the valve and control means therefor, with the nozzle holding elements in vertical section on the line 3-3 of Figure 5.

Figure 4 shows a vertical section of the nozzle holding unit with the parts in the position they assume as the nozzle is withdrawn from the unit.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the nozzle holding unit.

Figure 6 is a front view of the valve with the control yoke in position.

Figure 7 is a section taken on the line 'l-'I of FigureB.

Figure 8 is a section taken on the line 8 8 of Figure 3.

Figure 9 is a section taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 3. l

Referring to the drawings, the fire lighting apparatus comprises a cabinet 2, which includes a rear wall 4, top and bottom walls 6 and 8, side walls l il and l2, and a pair of doors I4 and IEE The rear wall 4 is provided with an opening i8 adapted for admitting the pipe connection 2Q, which exteriorly of the cabinet is connected with the vertical pipe 22, held to the cabinet by brackets 23. At its lower end, the pipe 22 is connected to a swivel joint pipe unit 24, which is mounted upon the upper end of a water supply pipe or line 26. By this construction, the cabinet 2 is adapted to be swung around into any desired position pivotingabout the swing joint 24.

yInside the cabinet the pipe connection 20 is connected with a pipe nipple 3, which in turn is connected with a valve 32. The valve 32 is provided with an outlet 33, and is also provided with a stem 34 which controls the flow from the valve through the outlet 33. The stem 34 extends downwardly through the valve cap 36. A bracket member 38 is provided which terminates in a yoke 39, to which is pivoted a control bar 40, which normally engages the valve stem 34 to maintain the valve closed, the bar 40 being mounted by the hinge pin 42.

In order to hold the control bar in place so as to maintain the valve closed, the bar is provided with a cam face 46, which normally engages a roller 48 mounted upon a pin 56, which is in turn supported at the lower end of the pivoted yoke member 5t. The yoke membr 54 is pivotally mounted by pins 56, mounted upon the valve 32, and the yoke member 54 extends beyond the pivot pins 56,` Where its extension 58 is provided with 3 an opening 60 wherein the end of a cable 62 is looped.

The yoke member is illustrated as formed by riveting a pair of straps together by means of rivets 64 in the extension 58, the two straps being united at the lower end by the pin 50. The cable 62 passes around a pulley 6G supported by a pulley housing 68 xed to the cabinet wall 4. From the pulley 65 the cable 62 extends forwardly and is provided with a suitable turn-buckle 10. Beyond the turn-buckle, the cable 62 is fastened to a bellcrank lever 14, which forms part of a nozzle mounting unit 16. The nozzle mounting unit comprises a housing 'l8 having side walls 80 supporting a pivot pin 82, about which the bell-crank lever 14 is adapted to pivot.

The unit 18 is also provided with a stop lug 84, for contacting the upwardly extending arm 8B of the lever 74, to prevent further counter-clockwise rotation of the member beyond the position shown in Figure 3. A unit is also provided with a pivotally mounted block member 88, pivoted on a pin 90, and supported by the walls 80 of the unit. This block member is also provided with an opening receiving a reset pin 92, the purpose and operation of which will be hereafter described.

The front section 94 of the lever 14 is of U-shaped construction, thus providing a pair of side extensions 96 and 98, which are bevelled at their front end as shown. The housing of the unit includes a top plate |02, on each end of which is provided a lug |04, which receives screws or bolts |06, by which the unit is fastened at the underside of the top wall 6 of the cabinet.

A nozzle |08 is provided on one end of a hose ||0. This nozzle normally rests between the eX- tensions 96 and 98 of the lever 14, with its tip |2 resting on the top of said sections. In the position shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, the' nozzle tip also engages a shoulder ||4 provided on the block member 88. Normally, the lever 14 is maintained in the position shown in Figure 3 by the tension of the cable 82, and in turn the lever 14 thereby supports the nozzle |08. The nozzle |08 islocked within the unit 1G by the block 88 until the removal of the reset pin 92, as hereafter described.

The outlet 33 of the valve is connected to one end of the hose ||0. The hose from the outlet is looped around a lower shield I I6, and then over an upper shield |48, following generally a figure 8, until one half of the hose is loaded at the right of the cabinet. The hose is then crossed over t0 the left of the cabinet and starting at a lower shield |20, is looped over this shield andan upper shield in the same manner, the end of the hose finally terminating in the nozzle |08. The shields I6, I8., |20 and |22 are mounted and secured in position upon the rear wall 4 of the cabinet 2. As illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings, the mounting of the hose ||0 in the manner shown permits the hose to be free at all times to be removed from the cabinet' while assuring that it will not be kinked in the cabinet. Preferably, suitable air circulating holes |26` are provided in the bottom wall 8 of the cabinet.

The nre fighting apparatus as described is so constructed and arranged as to be in instan readiness for any emergency. The cabinet is s^ constructed that it will rotate around the swing joint 24, to face any direction that it is desire?l to withdraw the hose. In case of emergency, ai that is required is that the reset pin 92 be withdrawn. For this purpose, the chain member l'if (Figure 5) is provided. When the reset pin is Withdrawn, the nozzle |08 may be quickly with drawn, the block 88 pivoting slightly as indicated in Figure 4. The removal of the nozzle |08 pivots the bell-crank lever T4 clockwise, as illustrated in Figure 4. The pivoting of the lever '14 through cable 62 pivots the yoke member 54 counterclock- Wise so as to remove the roller 48 from the contro?. bar 40; and this control bar 40 then drops, allowing movement of the valve 32 so that the water is automatically connected through the outlet 33 of the valve into the hose ||0. It will thus be seen that merely by grasping the nozzle of the hose and starting with this from the cabinet, one automatically turns the water supply into the hose, the hose being mounted so that it will pla?" out Without kinking, and the cabinet being abie to pivot in any desired direction. The apparatus may thereby be very rapidly placed into use While the particular example of the invention herein described is well adapted to carry out thf objects of the invention, various modifications and changes may be made, and this invention of the scope set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A re fighting apparatus comprising a cabinet, an inflow pipe, a swing joint connected to one end. of said pipe for attachment to a water supply line, said cabinet being mounted by the said iniow pipe for rotation about said Swing joint, the other end of said inflow pipe being connected to a valve, said valve having an outlet and a control stem, said cabinet having an opening and supporting hose mounting plates facing said opening, a hose trained over said supporting plates and thereby being adapted to be slid from said supporting plates through the opening of said cabinet, one end of said hose being connected to the outlet of said valve, the other end of said hose being attached to a nozzle mountenI within said cabinet, and means for actuating said vaive stem, said means including a nozzle mounting member movable in response to the retraction of the nozzle from its mounting for actuating said valve stem.

2. A nre fighting apparatus, which comprises a cabinet having an opening, a pair of hose mounting plates disposed within said cabinet having smooth mounting surfaces extending in the direction of the opening of said cabinet, a hose trained around said plates so as to be adapted to be slid therefrom out of the opening of said cabinet, an inflow pipe upon which said cabinet is mounted having a swing joint at one end thereof for connection to a water supply line, said swing joint providing a pivot mounting for said cabinet, and a valve connected to the other end of said inflow pipe, said valve having an outlet one end of said hose being attached to said outlet.

3. A nre fighting apparatus, which comprises a cabinet having an opening, a pair of hose mount ing plates disposed within said cabinet having smooth mounting surfaces extending in the direction of the opening of said cabinet, a hose trained around said plates so as to be adapted te be slid therefrom out of the opening of saifi cabinet, an iniiow pipe upon Which said cabinet is mounted having a swing joint at one end thereof for connection to a water supply line, said swing joint providing a pivot mounting for said cabinet, a valve connected to the other end of said inow pipe, said valve having an outlet, one end of said hose being attached to said outlet, a nozzle attached to the other end of said hose, a nozzle mounting unit in said cabinet for mounting said nozzle, said unit including a movable member moved by the removal of the nozzle from said unit, and means connecting said movable member for actuating said valve.

4. A fire lighting apparatus comprising a cabinet, a valve in said cabinet, a hose having one end connected to said Valve, a nozzle mounted on the other end of said hose, a set of mounting plates in said cabinet having smooth mounting surfaces around which said hose is trained and from which the hose is adapted to be slid, a nozzle mounting element in said cabinet including a movable member positioned to be operated by the retraction of the nozzle from the mounting unit, and means connecting said movable member to said valve for actuating the same by the motion thereof.

5. A fire lighting apparatus comprising a valve having an outlet, a hose having one end connected to said valve and having a nozzle at its other end, a nozzle supporting unit including a pivotally mounted member connected to said valve for actuating the valve upon the pivoting of said member, said pivotally mounted member contacting said nozzle so as to be pivoted by the removal of said nozzle from said mounting unit.

6. A fire ghting apparatus comprising a cabinet, a valve in said cabinet having an outlet, a hose having one end connected to said valve and having a nozzle at its other end, a set of mounting plates in said cabinet around which said hose is trained so adapted as to be slid therefrom out of said cabinet, a nozzle supporting unit within said cabinet including a pivotally mounted member connected to said valve for actuating the valve upon the pivoting of said member, said pivotally mounted member contacting said nozzle so as to be pivoted by the removal of said nozzle from said mounting unit, and a retaining block movable to a position to restrain the movement of said nozzle from said pivotally mounted member, and a lock member for locking said block in position.

7. A fire fighting apparatus, which comprises a cabinet, a valve in said cabinet having an outlet, an operating stem, a bar pivoted to said valve and movable into a position to engage said operating stem for holding the valve in the closed position a pair of hose mounting plates disposed 5 within said cabinet having smooth mounting surfaces, a hose trained around said plate so o Number adapted as to be slid therefrom, said hose having one end connected to the outlet of said valve and having at its other end a nozzle, a nozzle mounting unit including a nozzle contacting member, said nozzle contacting member being pivotally mounted, means connecting said nozzle contacting member with said bar for releasing said bar on the pivoting thereof, said nozzle mounting unit having an opening for removal of the nozzle across which said pivot member extends, whereby the removal of the nozzle pivots said member.

8. A fire lighting apparatus, which comprises a cabinet, a valve in said cabinet having an outlet and a control stem, a bar pivoted to said valve and normally engaging said control stem for retaining the valve in the closed position, a latch for normally retaining said bar in the normal position, a pair of hose mounting plates disposed Within said cabinet having smooth mounting surfaces, a hose trained around said plates so adapted as to be slid therefrom out of the opening of said cabinet, said hose having one end connected to the outlet of said valve, a nozzle connected to the other end of said hose, a pivotally mounted nozzle supporting member, and means connecting said nozzle supporting member to said latch for releasing the stem by the pivoting of said member, said member being adapted to be pivoted by the removal of the nozzle therefrom.

FLOYD J. LEE.

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